tap off

English

Verb

tap off (third-person singular simple present taps off, present participle tapping off, simple past and past participle tapped off)

1. (transitive) To remove liquid or other particles from a furnace, keg, or other canister.
2. (transitive) To turn off by striking lightly.
3. (intransitive) To conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader

   Synonyms: tap out, touch out

   • 2024 February 25, Cory Sharber, “SEPTA rolls out new multi-rider feature for Key card holders”, in WHYY‎^[1], retrieved 11 January 2025:

     Launching Monday, the new multi-rider feature will allow up to five riders to use the same Key card when taking a SEPTA bus, trolley, the Broad Street Line, the Market-Frankford Line, the Norristown High Speed Line and Regional Rail.(…) Riders will need to tap on and tap off to get the correct fare.

   • 2024 August 27, Nicola Dowse, “Our complete guide to public transport in Melbourne”, in Time Out‎^[2], retrieved 11 January 2025:

     You need to tap on (that is, hold your Myki card against the card reader) on trams, but you don't have to tap off.

   • 2024 November 25, Charlotte Gore, “From today MyWay+ will be in use on Canberra's buses and light rail. Here's what's changing”, in ABC News‎^[3], retrieved 11 January 2025:

     The new system allows users to tap on and off at a validator with a new MyWay+ transport card or certain contactless bank cards.

See also

• tap on